Anyone else struggle with high blood pressure???

Ok so I am going to be 13 weeks tomorrow and I have had high blood pressure since my first appointment at 4 weeks. My doctor is concerned b/c the med. that she gave me is not helping at all. She is one of those doctors that tell you the worst case senario like it is going to happen to you.

She was telling me and DH that if my BP doesnt go down by 20 weeks the placenta will stop growing and it will be my life or the babies life. I was sooo freaked out when she said that. We go see a specialist on Monday, so I am just praying that we can get this fixed.

I just wanted to know if anyone else has this issue b/c it is scaring the heck outta me.

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I went for my second doctors appointment at week 10. My blood pressure was 151/100. My doctor freaked out of course because the Labetalol she prescribed wasn't working. I was taking 200mg, twice a day. She wanted to send me to the emergency room for monitoring overnight. She was talking about placental separation, stroke or seizures. Which are all true, but worse case scenarios. Her intentions were to definitely scare me into understanding the seriousness of having HBP, especially during pregnancy. I ended up not going to the ER, but went home on bed rest for a couple days. She upped my dosage to three pills a day and now all is well. I hope you find a medication that works for you and your pregnancy.

Normally mine is 110/60, this last appointment it was 124/84 which for me is starting to creep up. With my first I was induced at 37 weeks because of my blood pressure. They thought it was causing my placenta to no longer function correctly. My second child no problems. For now it is just something we are going to keep an eye on.

I had pregnancy induced hypertension with my son and was on meds by 15-17 weeks last time. I did have my meds increased at about 28 weeks but everything turned out pretty good. I was induced at 38 weeks cause I started major swelling and I gaine 7 pounds in one week and my BP was creeping up. All was fine and BP was excellent within 2 hours of birth!

Here's the thing... I know they worry about in-uterine growth restriction with high BP so I got ultrasounds every 2 weeks and then twice a week but DS was born 7 1/2 pounds so he was good.

Ask about trying different meds or increasing them. Ask about going on bedrest...

my dr told me 3 weeks ago to drink 4 oz of grape juice a day cause it relaxes the arteries much like wine would and that might help and to walk 2-4 times a week and that would keep things moving.

Don't fret too much yet... many many women do have high BP going into it and deveop it and it needs to be monitored but ... many have really good outcomes!! You may deliver a bit early but start now with everything you can to prevent that. Babies are viable after 24 weeks I believe.... good luck to you!!

I had high bp with my last one. Mine is usually on the low side and it started going up near mid pregnancy (165/95). I was sent to the hospital to have the baby monitored a couple of times, I had extra ultrasounds and they induced only a week early. My bp stayed high for a couple of weeks after delivery and then went back to normal. Just stay on top of it and try not to worry.

Thank you ladies for all your comments and support, I truly appreciate hearing all of the success stories, I would be ok with having baby induced early to have a healthy baby. I hope to be sharing my success story with you all in August.

my blood pressure monitor should be arriving today so I can monitor myself at home. Right now I am on Laetalol 100mg. twice a day, I am scheduled to see a specialist on Monday to figure out if they want to change or increase medication.